A/N: I do not own Gakuen Alice or Harry Potter.

Avada Kedavra This


November. Not everyone's favourite month, really. And honestly, it's easy to understand why: the weather is grey, cold and wet. Not to mention incredibly dark. Sadly for November, the excitement of Christmas dulls November even further, as people can't wait for the month to be over, so Santa and his presents can come prancing their way.

November for students also meant exams.

On a cold and dreary afternoon in early November in the library sat Natsume, Sumire and Koko. By then, they knew where exactly to sit in the library – the back corner by behind the Ancient Greek and Latin books, far away from the hawk-like librarian.

"That's it. I'm going to fail." exclaimed Koko, all of a sudden, as clutched his head in defeat. Psychology was proving to be far less interesting than he ever anticipated. Case studies were the only things he seemed to be reviewing these days, yet none of them were sticking around in his brain.

Sumire looked at her boyfriend and sighed. "Hon, don't give up. In fact, you can't give up. Your mother texted me this morning, and told me to remind you what will happen if you fail these exams."

Koko grumbled. "I hate how you taught my mum how to use a phone. Now she won't stop pestering the two of us."

"Mrs. Shin is a sweetheart! We're going to go get our nails done in the Christmas holidays."

The topic of Mrs. Shin continued for a while then stopped. Then again, all of a sudden:

"You know," Koko viciously said, as he quite violently turned the page, angry to find only another case study waiting for him, "at Durham University in England, they have a Harry Potter course? A module completely dedicated to 'Harry Potter and the Age of Illusion'. How bloody brilliant is that?" Koko read the first line of the case study before he cried, "Avada Kedavra all this psychology bullshit! By Godric's underwear, why the hell didn't I go to Durham?!"

Natsume carried on reading, highlighting and making notes. Only when he heard a new voice in the conversation did he lift his head up. It was Hotaru Imai.

"Durham is one of the finest institutes in England, behind Oxbridge and University College of London. I doubt you would get in. Not to mention you'd be wasting your money on such a course."

Sumire smirked, "Says the Wicked Witch of the West."

Hotaru ignored her, "I passed Kakeru Tai on the way here. He's still trying to hide his broken nose."

"Ha!" Sumire cackled. "That's what he gets for calling Mikan a frigid virgin."

"Yes." Hotaru simply agreed. "Well done again for that, Hyuuga."

"I told you, I didn't do anything to him. It wasn't me." Natsume maintained calmly, yet everyone knew that it was indeed Natsume who had broken Kakeru Tai's nose early last week. They all just decided to play along with it - not to mention, Natsume could get into serious trouble if the administration or even Kakeru Tai himself found out that it had been Natsume Hyuuga under the Scream mask (which belonged to Kitsune-me, incidentally).

"And I'm a sugar plum fairy princess." Hotaru blandly responded, with one eyebrow raised.

Natsume had been hugely embarrassed (let's not forget the killer hangover) the next morning after his drunken escapade, most so when Koko had shown him a video of himself, singing so horribly and loudly - dear God, the mere memory made him want to bury a hole and stay there - and, not to mention, when remembered what he had said to Mikan.

He had not asked her out on a date yet. Mikan didn't mention their conversation to him, but she didn't have to - it was constantly playing around in his mind, reminding him to man up and just ask her. But he was embarrassed too, that Mikan had seen him in such an inebriated state, singing and talking shit.

Hotaru sat down next to Natsume, and took out her laptop, only to start silently taping away.

Sumire could see how miserable her boyfriend was, and when she saw that he was writing 'Avada Kedavra' and 'Crucio' repeatedly on his arm instead of revising, she knew it was time to intervene. "Come on, hon. Let's go watch some Harry Potter to get your mood up. Best Cheering Charm there is for you."

With that, the 'ba-kappuru' left.

Without beating the bush, Hotaru, without looking up from her laptop said, "So, you like Mikan."

Natsume sighed, yet he replied in a patient tone. "Yes, so says everybody."

"She likes you, you know." Hotaru informed Natsume. There was no excitement in her voice, no sense of happiness for her best friend or Natsume.

Natsume felt his heartbeat quicken upon hearing such a thing, but Natsume wanted a break from thinking about Mikan; it was too incessant, the way she danced with his mind. So, he turned the conversation around, in hope for his own best friend. "Luca likes you, you know."

"Nogi loves everything." Hotaru replied, simply. "Except Hitler."

"You should give him a chance. He's the best person I know by a long-shot. He'd do anything for a friend."

"I know."

"So why don't you say yes? He's not asking for your hand. He's not even asking you to be his girlfriend. He's just asking you out for dinner."

"Hyuuga, I've already told him my reasons. There's no need to tell you either."

Natsume glared. "Well, your loss. If you're not careful, he's going to find someone else to take to dinner."

"If you're not careful, Mikan is going to find someone else besides yourself to ask her to dinner."

Natsume scoffed. But then, ever so slightly, he grinned. Well, grimaced. "Why are we such dickheads?"

"You mean: why are our best friends too good for us? I have no idea."

Natsume and Luca; Mikan and Hotaru. There seemed to be unlimited parallels between the two. The gods were definitely having a laugh.


A/N: I swear I'm not really a November hater. But I can say that the Harry Potter course mentioned truly and utterly exists! Just type in Durham and Harry Potter and it should come up.

'ba-kappuru': most of you will know that 'baka' in Japanese means stupid. 'Kappuru' means 'couple', used for couples. So, in Japan, when you see a boyfriend and girlfriend that are acting stupid (with each other), you call them 'ba-kappuru'. Of course in Sumire and Koko's case, it is used affectionately. :)

Very short chapter this one. Like I said, it will vary; some may be long, some even a few lines. Expect the unexpected from Lady S ;)

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